Alligator game call device

ABSTRACT

An alligator game call device is essentially a solid cylindrical body preferably having about a 5/4 inch outer diameter. The device has an exterior surface and a central axial blind bore therein extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The bore has stepped, concentric, progressively smaller diameter sections from the proximal end toward the distal end of the body. Preferably a first section is ½ inch deep, a second section is ½ inch deep, a third section is 1 inch deep and a fourth section is 1½ inch deep. The game call includes a pair of angled nostril bores extending from the fourth section to an exterior surface of the body, wherein the nostril bores intersecting the exterior surface are spaced ½ inch apart.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Non-provisional patentapplication Ser. No. 14/269,925, filed May 5, 2014, entitled AlligatorGame Call Device, the contents of which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

The present disclosure generally relates to wild animal game calls andmore particularly to a game call mimicking a distressed baby alligator.

Numerous game calls have been developed over the years. Most involve useof a diaphragm or a set of reeds that vibrate as air is passed over orby them to generate a sound that is then shaped to sound like a matingcall from the target animal. None have been specifically targeted todrawing out an alligator by mimicking a distress call from a babyalligator. Baby alligators do not call their mothers by opening theirmouths and issuing a cry that the mother can hear. Instead, the babyalligator merely grunts through its nostrils. The sound produced by theyoung alligator is therefore muted and somewhat indistinct. The gamecall in accordance with the present disclosure imitates the babyalligator cry

SUMMARY

An exemplary embodiment of the game call in accordance with this presentdisclosure replicates generally the air passageways in the head of ababy alligator. A preferred embodiment of the game call device isessentially a solid cylindrical body having about a 5/4 inch outerdiameter. The device has an exterior surface and a central axial blindbore therein extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The bore hasstepped, concentric, progressively smaller diameter sections from theproximal end toward the distal end of the body. Preferably a firstsection is ½ inch deep, a second section is ½ inch deep, a third sectionis 1 inch deep and a fourth section is 1½ inch deep. The game callincludes a pair of angled nostril bores extending from the fourthsection to an exterior surface of the body, wherein the nostril boresintersecting the exterior surface are spaced ½ inch apart.

Preferably the first section has a diameter of about 1 inch. The secondsection preferably has a diameter of about ¾ inch. The third section hasa diameter of about ½ inch. The fourth section preferably has a diameterof about ¼ inch and the nostril bores are radially angled about 45degrees from the central axis of the cylindrical body and the nostrilbores intersect the exterior surface ½ inch from the distal end of thebody.

Another embodiment of the game call device may include a solidcylindrical body having an exterior surface and an outer diameter ofabout 1¼ inch. The body preferably has a central axial blind boretherein extending at least about 3½ inches axially from a proximal endtoward a distal end of the body. This bore has stepped, concentric,progressively smaller diameter sections from the proximal end toward thedistal end of the body. A first section has a diameter of about 1 inch.A second section has a diameter of about ¾ inch. A third section has adiameter of about ½ inch and a fourth section is 1½ inch deep and has adiameter of about ¼ inch. A pair of angled nostril bores, ⅛ inch indiameter, extend radially from the fourth section to an exterior surfaceof the body. These nostril bores intersect the exterior surface, spacedabout ½ inch apart at the exterior surface. Preferably the first andsecond sections are about ½ inch deep, the third section is about 1 inchdeep, and the fourth section is at least 1½ inch deep.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an outer perspective view an exemplary embodiment of a gamecall device in accordance with this disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear end view of the device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the device shown inFIG. 1 taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

An exemplary embodiment of the game call device in accordance with thepresent disclosure is shown in a perspective view in FIG. 1. The device100 is a solid cylindrical body 102 that is preferably made from a 5/4hardwood dowel, i.e., having an outer diameter of about 1.25 inches, anda length about 4 inches long. The body 102 has a central axial steppedblind bore 104. The blind bore 104 has a first section 106 having a 1inch diameter extending 0.5 inch from the open end of the body 102. Thisfirst section 106 joins a second section 108 having a ¾ inch diameterextending axially another ½ inch. This second section 108 joins a thirdsection 110 having a ½ inch diameter extending axially another 1 inchinto the body 102. This third section 110 joins a fourth section 112having a ¼ inch diameter which extends 1½ inch further into the body 102for a total depth, or axial bore length, of 3½ inch. Two ⅛ inch diameterradial angled bores or holes 114, spaced circumferentially ½ inch apart,are drilled at a 45 degree angle ½ inch from the distal end 116 of thebody 102 into the central bore 104 so as to intersect with the ¼ inchdiameter section 112 of the bore 104.

The combination of bore sections 106, 108, 110, 112 and angled radialholes 114 generally represent the internal cavities of a babyalligator's head with the holes 114 corresponding to the alligator'snostrils. Since a baby alligator issues its call through its nostrilswithout opening its mouth, the shape and size of the holes 114 areimportant in shaping the sound that the device 100 can produce.

To use the call device, a user places his or her lips into the firstsection 106 of the blind bore 104 and speaks a syllable, for example,the syllable “MER”. The user's vocal chords produces the vibrations andthe resulting sound generated through the nostril holes 114 soundsremarkably close to that of a baby alligator calling for its mother.

While the preferred embodiment just described is preferably made of ahardwood 5/4 dowel such as oak, hickory, cherry or maple, any solid bodycan be utilized such as a hard rubber or plastic material that can bedrilled or molded in the shape as above described.

What is claimed is:
 1. A game call device comprising: a solidcylindrical body having an exterior surface, the body having a centralaxial blind bore therein extending from a proximal end, where a userplaces his or her lips, to a closed distal end of the blind bore, theblind bore having four stepped, concentric, progressively smallerdiameter sections from the proximal end toward the closed distal end ofthe blind bore of the body; and a pair of angled nostril bores extendingfrom a distal end of the fourth section to the exterior surface of thebody, wherein the nostril bores intersecting the exterior surface arespaced apart.
 2. The game call device according to claim 1 wherein afirst section has a diameter of about 1 inch.
 3. The game call deviceaccording to claim 2 wherein a second section has a diameter of about ¾inch.
 4. The game call device according to claim 3 wherein a thirdsection has a diameter of about ½ inch.
 5. The game call deviceaccording to claim 4 wherein a fourth section has a diameter of about ¼inch.
 6. The game call device according to claim 1 wherein the nostrilbores are spaced about ½ inch apart at the exterior surface.
 7. The gamecall device according to claim 1 wherein the nostril bores are radiallyangled about 45 degrees from the central axis of the cylindrical bodyand each has a diameter of about ⅛ inch.
 8. The game call deviceaccording to claim 7 wherein the nostril bores intersect the exteriorsurface about ½ inch from the distal end of the body.
 9. The game calldevice according to claim 1 wherein an axial thickness between thedistal end of the fourth section of the central blind bore and a distalend of the body is about ½ inch.
 10. A game call device comprising: asolid cylindrical body having an exterior surface, the body having acentral axial blind bore therein extending at least about 3½ inchesaxially from a proximal end where a user places his or her lips, towarda closed distal end of the blind bore in the body, the blind bore havinga first, second, third and fourth stepped, concentric, progressivelysmaller diameter sections from the proximal end toward the closed distalend of the blind bore in the body; and a pair of angled nostril boresextending from a distal end of the fourth section to an exterior surfaceof the body, wherein the nostril bores intersecting the exterior surfaceare spaced apart.
 11. The device according to claim 10 wherein the firstsection is ½ inch deep.
 12. The device according to claim 10 wherein thefirst section and a second section are ½ inch deep.
 13. The deviceaccording to claim 10 wherein the third section is about 1 inch deep.14. The device according to claim 10 wherein the fourth section has adiameter of about ¼ inch.
 15. The device according to claim 10 whereinthe first section and the secind section are each about ½ inch deep, thethird section is about 1 inch deep, and the fourth section is at leastabout 1½ inch deep.
 16. The device according to claim 10 wherein thenostril bores are spaced ½ inch apart around the exterior surface, andwherein the nostril bores are radially angled about 45 degrees from thecentral axis of the cylindrical body.
 17. A game call device comprising:a solid cylindrical body having an exterior surface and an outerdiameter of about 1¼ inch, the body having a central axial blind borehaving a closed end therein extending at least about 3½ inches axiallyfrom a proximal end, where a user places his or her lips, toward adistal end of the body, the blind bore having four stepped, concentric,progressively smaller diameter sections from the proximal end toward thedistal end of the body; and a pair of angled nostril bores extendingfrom a distal end of the fourth section to an exterior surface of thebody, wherein the nostril bores intersecting the exterior surface arespaced ½ inch apart.
 18. The device according to claim 17 wherein afirst section is ½ inch deep.
 19. The device according to claim 17wherein a first and a second section are ½ inch deep.
 20. The deviceaccording to claim 19 wherein a third section is about 1 inch deep.